Elbit Systems UK Limited
Registered name: ELBIT SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
Part of Elbit Systems Ltd groupElbit Systems UK Limited made £68.6m revenue and a £8.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Elbit Systems UK Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £68.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £8.3m and 273 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £33.7m | £64.6m | £40.5m | £62.5m | £68.6m |
| Cost of sales | £32.9m | £62.3m | £16.9m | £63m | £68.6m |
| Gross profit | £869k | £2.3m | £23.6m | −£458k | £185 |
| Operating profit | £673k | £1.8m | £3.8m | −£2.9m | −£8.8m |
| Profit before tax | £13.2m | £3m | £5.2m | −£2m | −£8.2m |
| Profit after tax | £12.8m | £2.3m | £4.9m | −£1.1m | −£8.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £12.8m | £2.3m | £4.9m | −£1.1m | −£8.3m |
| Staff costs | — | £0 | £19.8m | £24.5m | — |
| Employees (average) | 56 | 153 | 266 | 284 | 273 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 37.9% | 3.6% | 12.1% | −1.7% | −12.1% |
| Gross margin | 2.6% | 3.6% | 58.4% | −0.7% | 0% |
| Revenue per employee | £602k | £422k | £152k | £220k | £251k |
| Profit per employee | £228k | £15.3k | £18.4k | −£3.7k | −£30.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲91.5% | ▼37.3% | ▲54.2% | ▲9.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼81.8% | ▲109.3% | ▼121.6% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲173.2% | ▲73.9% | ▲6.8% | ▼3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £2.3m | £194k | £218k | £473k |
| Net assets | £43.9m | £46.2m | £51.1m | £48.9m | £40.6m |
| Fixed assets | £19.6m | £26.5m | £27.5m | £30.6m | £32.2m |
| Current assets | £46.7m | £83.5m | £124m | £96.5m | £98.5m |
| Debtors | £17.3m | £55m | £52.6m | £44.7m | £3.7m |
| Deferred income | £14.9m | £27m | £44.8m | £39.9m | £33.7m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −12.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £251k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£30.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 46.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 49.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼17%
- Now £40.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲116%
- Now £473k
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 273
- Deferred income
- ▼16%
- Now £33.7m
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £32.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Elbit Systems Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Elbit Systems UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Instro Precision LimitedRev. £48.4m · Profit £2.4m
- Uav Tactical Systems LimitedRev. £31.9m · Profit £1.7m
- Esuk Aerospace and Simulation (Group) LimitedRev. — · Profit £413k
- Uav Engines LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£8.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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